Werth Agrees To Deal With Nationals

Free agent outfielderJayson Werth has agreed to a deal with the Washington Nationals, sources tell Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Werth signing with the Nats would be a surprise, though the pairing does make sense. Washington now has money to spend after losingAdam Dunn in free agency and needs to replace the bopper's bat in the lineup.

Young team on the rise where he can make an impact. Why doesn’t this make any sense? Already won in Philly, doesn’t have to move that far, less pressure. If he signs first Crawford’s price is going to skyrocket between the Halo’s, Sox, Rangers and Yanks bidding on him.

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one could say it’s not looking good, but my idea of the best case scenario was always to sign Beltre and trade for Upton.

Those probably won’t happen either, BUT there’s still hope for my own personal “best case scenario”.

If the sox were willing to give up their #1,3 and 6 prospects for one cheap season of AGON (and then signing him for close to what he’d get on the open market) they should be willing to do the same for a 23 year old kid signed for much much longer for much much less…

What really scares me though, is the small sample size of Lowrie’s success last year brainwashing Theo into thinking he can take over at 3rd and Scutaro play SS full time. That would not be good for anybody involved.

one could say it’s not looking good, but my idea of the best case scenario was always to sign Beltre and trade for Upton.

Those probably won’t happen either, BUT there’s still hope for my own personal “best case scenario”.

If the sox were willing to give up their #1,3 and 6 prospects for one cheap season of AGON (and then signing him for close to what he’d get on the open market) they should be willing to do the same for a 23 year old kid signed for much much longer for much much less…

What really scares me though, is the small sample size of Lowrie’s success last year brainwashing Theo into thinking he can take over at 3rd and Scutaro play SS full time. That would not be good for anybody involved.

sox still look good without either if they can bring beltre back.. remember they played without pedroia and youkilis for a good part of the season, and ellsbury for pretty much the whole season and still remained competitive. if beckett or lackey can rebound they still look good.

How are they getting killed?? He’s got a point. They won 89 games playing without their leadoff hitter, allstar/MVP/GG/team leader/2nd hitter, and their cleanup hitter/MVP candidate/allstar/GG/team leader…

they also had their all star closer have a down season, add to that Beckett and Lackey having little to no chance of being that bad collectively ever again and you’ve got yourself a team that still looks pretty good.

Providing they can make one move offensively (crawford or beltre) they will be very very competitive.

And a foot of snow isn’t all that much.. i remember having 4 feet of snow still on the ground as i looked for easter eggs as a child..

This is huge for the Nationals! The owner has the money and is willing to spend it. This team will be good in 2 yrs. This gives hope to all the small market teams. Watch out Sox, you snooze, you loose.

The next time Dave Dombrowski gets into a bidding war for a high priced free agent will be the first. Boston and the Angels now have one good choice for an outfield bat, and that’s Crawford. He figures to get more than Werth did. I don’t see the Tigers going that high.

Werth can play any OF position extremely well, no way they move him to 1b now. Maybe if Werth has lost some range in 4 years they move him to 1b so harper can play OF, but no time in the near future will he play anything other than OF.

this could be Boras leaking this to the press, so an American League club would up their offer for him. I hope it is true though, because I can’t wait to see his numbers plummet with no Ryan Howard to bat in front of him.

It tough to say, he’s so highly touted that I have heard as early as 2012 he could be up. Also about the comment of not having Ryan Howard to hit by, I would make the argument that Ryan Zimmerman is a tradeoff from Ryan Howard. Higher average but a little less power. And I know Werth also hit by Utley, but Utley was hurt for much of the season and Werth still proved he could perform without him.

Yeah first I read about the Gonzo deal falling through…then Werth signing with the Nats?!?!?

Yes of course there is still Crawford, but now that Werth is gone, Crawford’s price is gonna go through the roof! 3 (maybe 4) team with cash to burn (Red Sox, Angels, Tigers, Yankees) all bidding on one outfield…this is going to be insane!

Yeah first I read about the Gonzo deal falling through…then Werth signing with the Nats?!?!?

Yes of course there is still Crawford, but now that Werth is gone, Crawford’s price is gonna go through the roof! 3 (maybe 4) team with cash to burn (Red Sox, Angels, Tigers, Yankees) all bidding on one outfield…this is going to be insane!

Came out of nowhere you guys are crazy. This deal has long been in the making everyone who knows anything about the nats knew this was going on, its been all over the place. My sources have been telling me this for awhile. Crawford isnt going to sign with LAA/NYY/Boston either, hes going to sign with the padres, or so my sources say. Also pitts is in on lee.

Oh and I forgot, “Generic how this effects boston and how the fans are hitting the panic button and pissing blood and yanks rejoicing comment”

This really reminds me of when Detroit got Magglio. A great veteran presence to add to the lineup with good defense. This makes Josh Willingham tradeable and they could net a good return for him and his .380 OBP, or plug him in the lineup at LF with Zimmerman and Werth and have a great heart of the order, especially with Bryce Harper on the Way.

ahh okay.. i would think they Nats need to blow him out of the water for him to sign there though..especially with the news that Boston’s deal has fallen through.. I would expect them to overpay for him.

Werth is a good player but to have him as the face of your team making big time money makes no sense at all.Now i can see why the Nats are in last place year year.The Nats have a bad farm system as well so the future doesnt look good at all

Well, Red Sox Nation, you’ve lost the chance to sign Werth, now it looks like the AGon trade is not going to get done, the Rangers or Angels looks like where Crawford is going to end up, so it looks like Theo is left holding the bag. Not a good day.

Werth signing with the Nationals is the best news for Red Sox fans. Werth won’t be worth the money. Losing out on A-Gon won’t be the end of the world for Boston either if they’re able to bring back Beltre and sign Crawford.